CVE-2024-2873
A vulnerability was found in wolfSSH's server-side state machine before versions 1.4.17.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A vulnerability was found in wolfSSH's server-side state machine before versions 1.4.17. A malicious client could create channels without first performing user authentication, resulting in unauthorized access.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.62% probability · 50th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- wolfssh/wolfssh
- Source
- facts@wolfssl.com
EPSS 0.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssh/pull/670Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssh/pull/671Issue Tracking
- https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssh/pull/670Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssh/pull/671Issue Tracking
- https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.